検索キーワード： 著者 "Jo Jo" すべてのカテゴリー

It’s the holidays. A time Deacon Brady spends with his family in New York City during the most wonderful time of the year. This year, things are different for the former Hollywood Soap Opera star and A-Lister. Now, Deacon Brady is unemployed, and at the brink of losing everything due to the Global Financial Crisis.

Hazel never knew about magic, talking animals, other worlds, or how to travel from one to another. That is, until she met Mr. Sploot, a retired adventurer turned realtor. Through giving Hazel her first lessons in adventure and the fundamental tool of wisdom, Mr. Sploot ignites Hazel’s desire to become an adventurer. After moving from their home in the city and to a frightfully small village, Hazel meets a special couple. And there, in the middle of the night on a cold shale beach, surrounded by darkness and mystery, is where Hazel’s life as an adventurer first begins.

Lucinda Potter, daughter of a wealthy merchant, is more interested in trade than in the men after her dowry. When forced to have a London season, Lucy sets out to enjoy herself rather than to find a husband. But once she meets the notorious Earl of Wyvern, her resolve weakens, and when they kiss, it dissolves - even though her instincts warn he's dangerous.

The muggy silence that hung outside my bedroom window that August night in 1982 was pierced by the ringing telephone. A baby call. My mother was a baby-catcher (a midwife) and whenever the call came, she went. Too young to stay at home by myself, I went with her. I planned to draw or sleep as my mother worked, but on that night, as storm clouds burst overhead knocking power out for miles around, nothing went as planned.

I'm as innocent as a newborn baby. I swear. I didn't kill those men. They threw me in a mental hospital to cover up the real killer's crimes. I have no idea why, but I have theories. Let me tell you my story, so you can decide if I'm guilty or innocent.

Ice Edition: Set in the Northern Rockies, the grey wolf species is to be delisted from the Endangered Species Act and free to be hunted all in the name of "population control", but for one lucky little injured wolf-pup, a wolf-hating livestock farmer’s lonely little daughter secretly befriends this orphaned pup and tries to nurse him back to life...but will our brave little hero be able to save him in time before her secret is exposed?

Humans depend on soil for 95 percent of global food production, yet let it erode at unsustainable rates. In the United States, China, and India, vast tracts of farmland will be barren of topsoil within this century. The combination of intensifying erosion caused by climate change and the increasing food needs of a growing world population is creating a desperate need for solutions to this crisis.

So you have a great idea...but you’re not an entrepreneur, right? Wrong! Every entrepreneur started with the same fears, doubts, and anxieties that you have right now. The difference between them and you? Nothing more than the next choice you make.

Claire is disappointed to be taken away from her mystery-making friends to spend Christmas in a remote country mansion. But, after meeting the girl of the house, Alice, she realizes there could be a Christmas mystery to unwrap here, after all...

Stephanie has come face to face with her celestial father, Mustafa. Beautiful and cold, he has his own agenda for someone close to Stephanie’s heart. In the meantime, a heavenly war breaks out, and Val and his army must return to their spiritual form to fight for the greater good, abandoning Stephanie, Jeffery, and Dom with an unlikely ally. Now, Stephanie must pull her boot straps up and get ready for one hell of a fight. But who was the accomplice in kidnapping her, and will Stephanie triumph and bring down the almighty Illuminati, or surrender?

After three years of good behavior, Stephanie is released from the insane asylum. Moving to New Orleans, she is looking forward to a new start. Just when Stephanie is starting to relax, an unexpected visitor comes calling. Aidan's sister Helen brings a message from the Family, warning her to stay out of their affairs. Stephanie soon discovers what the Family is hiding and begins looking for answers with the help of an unlikely source. There are others like her, but she doesn't seem to be welcome to the celestial clan. As new enemies surface, Stephanie must stand up and fight.

Chaotische Pechmarie prallt auf smarten Schotten. Wenn dein Boss dir einen Auftrag gibt, der dich mal eben nach Luft schnappen lässt, dann atme tief durch und sieh zu, wie du aus der Sache mit einem blauen Auge rauskommst. Ella ist spontan, ewig pleite und aktuell steht ihr Job auf der Kippe. Um ihn zu retten, soll sie inkognito einen Callboy daten - mit allem, was dazugehört: Flirten, Restaurantbesuch, Hotelzimmer inklusive Champagner und Rosenblätter im Badewasser... und mehr. Mehr? Im Leben nicht! Ella ist sich sicher, den Auftrag auch ohne den letzten Schritt durchzuziehen.

Starting her journey behind the Iron Curtain in Romania, tracking spider monkeys in Tikal, following the Green March in Morocco, working on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic, riding horses in Umbria, training teachers in Borneo, to living under strict Sharia law in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Afghanistan, Jo takes us with her on inner and outward explorations in exotic locations. She writes of ways to navigate physical, emotional, and even spiritual risks and pain while traveling to parts of the world few have seen or described.

Sieben Stories - ein Motiv: Eifersucht. Der Athener Ermittler Nikos Balli, ein Spezialist für das Mord-Motiv Eifersucht, ist seit dem Verlust seiner großen Liebe ein Getriebener. Auf der Insel Kalymnos soll er einen Vermissten finden, Julian. Er und sein Zwillingsbruder Franz waren in dieselbe Frau verliebt, Helena, Tochter eines Gastwirts der Insel. Es kam zum Streit, und seitdem hat man Julian nicht mehr gesehen. Sein Handtuch wurde am Strand gefunden, ist der junge Mann beim morgendlichen Schwimmen ertrunken?

After the death of his fiancée, Kai Ramsay left Scotland to roam distant lands. He has searched ancient ruins, collected priceless antiquities, and escaped certain death after being imprisoned as a spy during the Napoleonic War. Ramsay has lived on the edge of danger for years — but everything changes the day a letter arrives for him from Scotland....

As winter descends on the coastal town of Port Agnes, midwife Toni Samuels’ mood is as dark as the winter clouds that roll in. Toni loves her job as a midwife, but her private life is falling apart. Because Toni is keeping a secret - a relationship with fellow male midwife Bobby that no one can ever know about. Kind and gorgeous, Bobby is a huge hit at the midwifery centre, but he’s tired of keeping his feelings for Toni a secret - of always coming second best.

When Cassie and James find each other on a home swap website, it feels meant to be. City hotshot James needs a bolthole after a relationship goes sour, and Cassie needs to leave the comfort of her little island to research her new book. Soon, James is living in Cassie’s cute but ramshackle beachside cottage, and Cassie’s living in James’ London apartment. It’s the perfect solution. Except James didn’t imagine he’d be sharing his home with 11 chickens and three alpacas. And Cassie is less than impressed when James’ ex-girlfriend turns up at his door.

PI Jane Carson is maid of honor and hosting a mountain retreat wedding, bringing the Valleytown High School chorus ensemble together after eighteen years. To avoid the humiliation of going dateless, Jane invites her boss at Grey Investigations as her guest. Coincidentally, the only unsolved homicide marring PI Robert Grey’s law enforcement record is the murder of the chorus teacher’s wife 18 years ago. Due to quarantine in the wake of the Covid pandemic, Robert and Jane are confined at the mountain lodge with those who might hold the key to uncovering the killer. But at what cost?

Claire is invited to spend Halloween in a spooky haunted house with her mysterious new friends. But, what monstrous mystery are they making? And who is it really for? Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Claire and the Haunted House, and experience the compelling world of mystery and spookiness.

After 17-year-old Micki moves in with her father, strange events begin to take place. Something unnatural lurks about in the sleepy southern town of Eastwick, Louisiana. Trusting the wrong friends, Micki encounters a vampire, and her life begins to spiral out of control. Somewhere between, she finds love and friendship: Her BFF, Candy, and the rebellious half-vampire biker Valentine, who are willing to risk their own life to help Micki prevent the inevitable future - The Crossing.